# 1707: "Craig Shergold and the Greeting Card Cure"

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Published: 2026-07-08T07:00:41+00:00
Episode link: https://jimconnors.net/interesting-things-with-jc/2026/7/8/1707-the-greeting-card-cure
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Interesting Things with JC #1707: "The Greeting Card Cure" – Millions of greeting cards keep arriving for a boy who recovered decades ago after a chain letter spread worldwide, and the outdated request continues circulating online long after the record, the illness, and the child himself are gone.

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